Vocabulary

  • hold the line: To wait on the telephone.
  • work out
  • bear with me: Be patient with me.
  • buckle down: To apply oneself seriously to a task or problem; to begin to work hard and earnestly.
  • have to: Must do
  • fat fuck: A highly offensive and derogatory term for an overweight person, implying laziness, worthlessness, and contempt.
  • turn into: To change to become something else
  • work through: To deal with something systematically until it is completed
  • potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
  • discipline: Instruction and practice to teach obedience
  • critical: Making a negative judgment of something
  • concept: Abstract idea of something or how it works
  • sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
  • temptation: Something making you want to do/have bad thing
  • dude: Form of address for a man
  • freak: (Of weather, etc.) unusual; unpredictable; amazing
  • worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
  • maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
  • path: Method of living leading to a particular result
  • physically: In a manner related to the body
  • crawl: To move very slowly or cautiously
  • momentum: Speed or force that is gained when something moves
  • simply: In an easy or clear manner
  • explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
  • create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
  • standard: Official unit of measuring something
  • reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
  • mentally: With or in the mind and thoughts
  • project: To predict what will happen in the future
  • patient: Not getting annoyed when things take a long time
  • bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
  • place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
  • fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
  • hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
  • finite: Having limits; lasting for a limited time
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • buckle: Metal attachment or hook on the end of a belt
  • patience: Ability to wait without being annoyed
  • success: Achievement of a desired purpose or goal
  • bring: To take or go with someone to a place
  • infinitely: Continuing forever without end; very great
  • perfect: So good it cannot be improved
  • turn: To become (a particular age)
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
  • slack: Condition of being looser or not tight
  • weakness: Fault or bad quality preventing success
  • freedom: State of being free, not being controlled
  • righteous: Regarding what you think is right
  • hammer: To bring severe damage, harm, or blame upon
  • disappoint: To not meet the expectations of others or yourself
  • crazy: Mentally ill; mad
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    • bear

      US /bɛr/

      UK /bɛː/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To accept (responsibilities or duties)
      • To give birth to a child; to produce fruit
      • Countable Noun
      • Large brown animal with fur that lives in forests
      • Someone who expects stock market to fall
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    • bear with me

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • Be patient with me.
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    • buckle

      US /'bʌkl/

      UK /'bʌkl/

      • Noun
      • Metal attachment or hook on the end of a belt
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To bend and lose strength when under pressure
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    • buckle down

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To apply oneself seriously to a task or problem; to begin to work hard and earnestly.
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    • concept

      US /ˈkɑnˌsɛpt/

      UK /'kɒnsept/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Abstract idea of something or how it works
      • A plan or intention; a conception.
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    • crawl

      US /krɔl/

      UK /krɔ:l/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move very slowly or cautiously
      • To move along with the body close to the ground
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Very slow progress (e.g. traffic)
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    • crazy

      US /ˈkrezi/

      UK /'kreɪzɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Mentally ill; mad
      • Not being sensible or practical
      • Noun
      • Person acting in a manner that is strange and odd
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    • critical

      US /ˈkrɪtɪkəl/

      UK /ˈkrɪtɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Making a negative judgment of something
      • Being important or serious; vital; dangerous
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    • disappoint

      US /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt/

      UK /ˌdɪsə'pɔɪnt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To not meet the expectations of others or yourself
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    • discipline

      US /ˈdɪsəplɪn/

      UK /'dɪsəplɪn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Instruction and practice to teach obedience
      • Particular field of study
      • Transitive Verb
      • To control or train others by making them obey you
      • To punish a person for their wrongdoing
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    • dude

      US /dud, djud/

      UK /du:d/

      • Noun
      • Form of address for a man
      • (informal) A man; a fellow.
      • Interjection
      • (informal) Used as a term of address, often between men.
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    • fat fuck

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • A highly offensive and derogatory term for an overweight person, implying laziness, worthlessness, and contempt.
      • Adjective
      • Used as an insulting adjective to describe someone as overweight, lazy, and contemptible.
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    • finite

      US /ˈfaɪˌnaɪt/

      UK /ˈfaɪnaɪt/

      • Adjective
      • Having limits; lasting for a limited time
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    • freak

      US /friːk/

      UK /friːk/

      • Adjective
      • (Of weather, etc.) unusual; unpredictable; amazing
      • Noun
      • A person, animal, or event that is physically abnormal, very unusual, or unlike others.
      • A person with an unusual appearance or behaviour.
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    • freedom

      US /ˈfridəm/

      UK /'fri:dəm/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of being free, not being controlled
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    • hammer

      US /ˈhæmɚ/

      UK /ˈhæmə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To bring severe damage, harm, or blame upon
      • To defeat someone easily and totally
      • Noun
      • Part of a gun that causes a bullet to shoot out
      • Heavy metal tool for hitting a nail into wood
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • hold the line

      US /hold ði laɪn/

      UK /həuld ðə lain/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To wait on the telephone.
      • To maintain a defensive position.
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    • infinitely

      US /ˈɪnfənɪtlɪ/

      UK /ˈɪnfɪnətli/

      • Adverb
      • Continuing forever without end; very great
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    • maintain

      US /menˈten/

      UK /meɪn'teɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To keep saying something a certain way
      • To keep (machine) working by checking, repairing
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    • mentally

      US /ˈmɛntl:ɪ/

      UK /ˈmentəli/

      • Adverb
      • With or in the mind and thoughts
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    • momentum

      US /moˈmɛntəm/

      UK /mə'mentəm/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Speed or force that is gained when something moves
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    • path

      US /pæθ, pɑθ/

      UK /pɑ:θ/

      • Noun
      • Method of living leading to a particular result
      • Track made with stones, by walking over the ground
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    • patience

      US /ˈpeʃəns/

      UK /ˈpeɪʃns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Ability to wait without being annoyed
      • Perseverance; the ability to continue doing something despite difficulties.
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    • patient

      US /ˈpeʃənt/

      UK /'peɪʃnt/

      • Adjective
      • Not getting annoyed when things take a long time
      • Bearing or enduring pain or trials without complaint; exhibiting forbearance.
      • Countable Noun
      • Person who receives medical treatment or care
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    • physically

      US /ˈfɪzɪkəlɪ/

      UK /'fɪzɪklɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In a manner related to the body
      • Concerning reality or the laws of nature
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    • potential

      US /pəˈtɛnʃəl/

      UK /pəˈtenʃl/

      • Adjective
      • Capable of happening or becoming reality
      • Having or showing the capacity to develop into something in the future.
      • Uncountable Noun
      • someone's or something's ability to develop, achieve, or succeed
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    • righteous

      US /ˈraɪtʃəs/

      UK /ˈraɪtʃəs/

      • Adjective
      • Regarding what you think is right
      • Regarding what you think is right
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    • slack

      US /slæk/

      UK /slæk/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Condition of being looser or not tight
      • Adjective
      • Doing something poorly; not making enough effort
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    • standard

      US /ˈstændəd/

      UK /'stændəd/

      • Noun
      • Official unit of measuring something
      • Principle of behaving in a moral way
      • Adjective
      • Being the accepted normal level of quality
      • (Of a language) being the most accepted in a place
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    • success

      US /səkˈsɛs/

      UK /sək'ses/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Achievement of a desired purpose or goal
      • A successful person; one who achieved their aims
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    • temptation

      US /tɛmpˈteʃən/

      UK /tempˈteɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • Something making you want to do/have bad thing
      • Something that attracts or tempts someone.
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    • turn into

      US /tɚn ˈɪntu/

      UK /tə:n ˈɪntuː/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To change to become something else
      • To change your direction to go into a place
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    • weakness

      US /ˈwiknɪs/

      UK /ˈwi:knəs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Fault or bad quality preventing success
      • State, condition of not being powerful or strong
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    • work out

      US /wɚk aʊt/

      UK /wə:k aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To find a way to do something, by thinking
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    • work through

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To deal with something systematically until it is completed
      • To deal with a problem or difficult situation.
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    • worth

      US /wɚθ/

      UK /wɜ:θ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
      • having a particular value, especially in money
      • Adjective
      • Having a specified value.
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    She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.

    Vocabulary
    • brave

      adj. Having courage

    • comfort zone

      phr. A familiar situation where one feels safe

    Explanation
    a brave step is a noun phrase, where brave is an adjective modifying the noun step, meaning "a courageous step". forward is an adverb modifying step, meaning "ahead". The whole phrase serves as the object, answering the "what" of took (verb) — she took a brave step forward.

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    brave

    US/brev/
    UK/breɪv/
    adj.Brave
    v.t.To bravely face
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